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. 2020 Sep 29;3(9):e2023020. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23020

Table. Public High-Priority Ratings for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Allocation by Subpopulation.

Group Total, unweighted No. (weighted %) Age group Race/ethnicity Health status
Unweighted No. (weighted %) P value Unweighted No. (weighted %) P value Unweighted No. (weighted %) P value
18-29 y 30-59 y ≥60 y Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic other Hispanic Fair or poor Good Very good or excellent
No. (%) 1007 113 (18.1) 519 (51.2) 375 (30.7) 645 (62.6) 171 (12.0) 74 (8.9) 117 (16.5) 170 (20.3) 363 (37.8) 473 (41.9)
Front-line medical care staff working with patients with coronavirus 937 (91.6) 103 (87.3) 470 (90.3) 364 (96.2) .06 605 (92.1) 157 (92.5) 67 (89.9) 108 (89.6) .81 154 (88.6) 335 (90.5) 447 (94.0) .24
High risk of dying from the coronavirus
Children (0-18 y old) with serious illness 807 (81.0) 87 (72.7) 400 (79.3) 320 (88.6) .006 522 (80.8) 133 (81.1) 59 (80.7) 93 (81.6) .99 134 (81.8) 285 (80.5) 387 (81.0) .95
People age 65 y and older 799 (80.6) 80 (70.9) 413 (82.0) 306 (84.0) .03 503 (80.0) 147 (88.2) 56 (82.6) 93 (76.1) .21 136 (79.5) 290 (81.3) 372 (80.4) .93
Middle-aged people with serious illness 745 (75.2) 82 (70.7) 377 (74.7) 286 (78.6) .36 463 (74.0) 140 (84.9) 52 (72.7) 90 (73.9) .23 128 (72.8) 264 (75.8) 352 (75.7) .80
Essential workers who interact with the public (postal workers, grocery clerks, etc.) 743 (72.0) 77 (62.4) 362 (69.6) 304 (81.8) .003 470 (71.5) 127 (73.4) 55 (74.1) 91 (71.9) .97 133 (81.2) 254 (65.5) 355 (73.4) .007
People who are pregnant 627 (64.0) 66 (58.2) 306 (61.4) 255 (71.9) .04 388 (62.2) 119 (74.4) 42 (60.8) 78 (64.9) .24 112 (72.2) 217 (59.2) 297 (64.2) .05
Moderate risk of dying from the coronavirus
Children (0-18 y old) 348 (39.2) 42 (42.3) 176 (40.1) 130 (36.0) .56 186 (33.6) 77 (50.1) 23 (36.1) 62 (54.2) .001 67 (42.8) 132 (40.4) 149 (36.5) .49
Adults (19-64) 242 (29.0) 29 (31.2) 125 (29.9) 88 (26.1) .62 115 (21.9) 65 (44.1) 15 (26.2) 47 (46.4) <.001 55 (35.1) 91 (26.7) 96 (28.1) .28